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Matthew Smith
Downloads: 227
Posts: 199
Smile Score: +126
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keka 1.0.2
(Free)
MacTubes 3.1.4
(Free)
uTorrent 1.6.4
(Free)
Apple Safari 5.1.7
(Free)
Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.235
(Free)
Toast Titanium 11.0.6
(Updater)
Vendetta Online 1.8.219
(Demo)
BatChmod 1.7b2
(Free)
Anti Flashback Troja... 2.0.4
(Free)
Cookie Stumbler Basi... 1.1.2
(Demo)
MagicPrefs 2.4.0
(Free)
Parallels Desktop 7.0.15094
(Demo)
Matthew Smith's Posts
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+10

Adobe Flash Player
Macnerd1984 commented on 04 May 2012
Just who is it that appears to have gone down the list of negative reports/reviews of Flash on MU and marked each person down for it? (Yeah, I know, this post is asking for a trolling, but...). Flash is a complete POS - It's buggy, slow, a complete resource hog and often a cause of browser crashes. It could be, SHOULD BE better, but for some reason it's not. Adobe have no excuse for the dire performance and overall bugginess - It's about time they pulled their thumb out and sorted it. They can't even be arsed to make a proper control panel for it - Instead we get something that wouldn't look out of place in Winblows 98.
[Version 11.2.202.235]



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+1

Little Snitch

Macnerd1984 reviewed on 04 May 2012
The very first app I install on a new Mac. Stable, full of useful features, but no un-necessary fluff - does exactly what it says on the tin. You'll be surprised how many apps are 'phoning home....Been using it for years now and it has been worth every last penny paid for it.
[Version 2.5.2]



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+2

Microsoft Office 2011
Macnerd1984 commented on 26 Apr 2012
No update for Excel, apparently. Nothing to improve the glacial speed at which it launches, no improvement to the ridiculous time taken to open even the smallest workbook.
[Version 14.2.1]



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Path Finder
Macnerd1984 commented on 20 Apr 2012
Anyone with experience of Path Finder and Total Finder have opinions on which might be the better app?
[Version 6.0.0]


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+1

+126
Macnerd1984 replied on 26 Apr 2012
Thanks Robotank, for the detailed info; much appreciated. I checked out PF and pretty much found as you said. It's loaded with features, but many of them aren't going to be useful for me. There's a lot to like about it though, and for some users I can see that having the Terminal etc. all in one place like that will be a boon. Neat.

The other issue was that I just can't get around the idea of a file browser etc. being "separate" from the actual Finder. Looks like I'll be sticking with Total Finder.

Finally, I found the help on PF to be lacking a bit - Sent to the website where there were a few questions from the knowledge base, rather than a full off-line manual, which for the price I would expect. There are demo videos, but if you're searching for info on a specific feature that is a cumbersome option.
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+3

Parallels Desktop
Macnerd1984 commented on 10 Apr 2012
Been using it since V4 and does the job when I have to suffer the misery of Windows. Works well, and seems the complete solution.

The constant nagging for me to buy Kaspersky and other SW when I start the app (and it's apparent habit of "forgetting" that I checked the "don't show me again" box) is really the only thing I don't like. Having already paid for the SW, I don't want to be hassled to buy more.
[Version 7.0.15094]



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+1

USB to Ethernet Connector
Macnerd1984 commented on 05 Apr 2012
Looked at this, thought "Nice; excellent idea". Then I looked at the price and found myself flat on my arse, having fallen off my chair. Perfectly willing to pay a reasonable price for something like this, but a hair short of $90.00 is just excessive, IMHO.
[Version 1.0]



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+4

VLC Media Player
Macnerd1984 commented on 20 Feb 2012
As I previously mentioned, 2.0 was way more reliable for me in a lot of ways, and I do like it a lot, but that interface has really started to grate in the last few days. Close window, open file, window opens, close window, open another file, window opens again. It's annoying.

So, I tried Movist (well, bought it - No Demo...Grrr...) and frankly that's what I have been missing. Didn't take me long to decide that Movist was going to be the first choice media player on my Mac. Good support multiple formats, relatively uncluttered interface, some nice preferences/options and seems to scrub/jump nicely. On top of that it's A/V sync controls are really handy and Sub support is pretty much beyond what I have seen in any other app. So, looks like VLC kind of shot itself in the foot a bit with this release. For me it was certainly more reliable and stable than the previous version, and being free gives it added kudos, but moving from a simple, stripped back interface to an iTunes like window which appears whether you like it or not, has really forced me to look elsewhere. Shame.
[Version 2.0.0]



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Keep Drive Spinning

Macnerd1984 reviewed on 17 Feb 2012
Unfortunately this doesn't work for me. I don't have anything else which is in control of my drives, so not sure why. Drive is a 1TB G-Drive (FW800). I set the drive to be "polled" every 60 seconds but it still spins down, regardless. Have another G-Drive (1TB, FW 400/USB) and same happens with that. Shame, as the OS' maddening habit of grinding to a halt while a drive spins up (er, multi-tasking anyone?) is doing my head in and this would have been very handy....
[Version 1.1]



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+2

1Password

Macnerd1984 reviewed on 16 Feb 2012
Love this app. I didn't really know how much I needed it until I started using it fully (got it as part of a MU Bundle). Now it has everything in it and saves me a load of hassle. Far better than Apple's Keychain, syncs using DropBox, great UI and regular updates from a responsive developer. It works with all Mac browsers too... I agree with what someone said about offering a sort code field for bank accounts (I live in the UK) but that hasn't really been anything particularly tricky for me. Going to start inputting more of my info into 1P as it's just makes access to it so easy for me - iPhone, iPad, Mac - Wherever. Seems like the encryption is secure, and with a nice long password, complete with a bunch of characters and numbers it should keep prying eyes out. I'm a bit of a harsh critic, and honestly, I can't fault it.
[Version 3.8.16]



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OptimUSB
Macnerd1984 commented on 21 Jan 2012
No requirement whatsoever to buy this app. If you want to delete DS Files etc. there are plenty of free apps on MU to allow you to do so. $11.99 is a lot of dough for such specific functionality. Homeworld pretty much nailed it in his comment....
[Version 4.0]



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FetchYourLyrics
macnerd1984 had trouble on 03 Mar 2008
Yep - Crashes on start up on 10.5.2, same as reported elsewhere, so it's a big fat zero for this app.
[Version 1.7]



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